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Showing posts with label authoritarian rule. Show all posts

Showing posts with label authoritarian rule. Show all posts

Jun 19, 2010

In Eritrea, the Young Dream of Leaving

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN AMMAN, Jordan — Long before he learned to dunk on warped wooden backboards, Awet Eyob nursed a dream: t...

Apr 4, 2010

The Public Editor - Censored in Singapore - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Image via Wikipedia By CLARK HOYT LAST month, on the same day The New York Times praised Google for standing up to censorsh...

Feb 26, 2010

Organization of American States report rebukes Venezuela on human rights

Image via Wikipedia By Juan Forero Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, February 25, 2010; A10 The human rights branch of the Orga...

Oct 9, 2009

Egyptian Pro-Reform Activists Say U.S. Commitment Is Waning - washingtonpost.com

Image by Free Mass via Flickr By Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, October 9, 2009 MAHALLAH AL-KOBRA, Egypt -...

Aug 9, 2009

General Calls for Mousavi, Khatami, Karroubi Prosecution

As Iran moves to squelch opposition to the disputed June presidential election, the stage has been set for the judiciary to try two...

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